(Rev. 3/99)
MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY
FOR
MOVING EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TEACHERS WHO CONTRACT WITH A
SCHOOL DISTRICT SITUATED IN A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA DESIGNATED AS
HAVING A CRITICAL TEACHER SHORTAGE
Rules and Regulations
In accordance with House Bill 609, as passed during the 1998 session of the Mississippi
Legislature, the Department of Education will reimburse the moving expenses for teachers
who enter into a contract with a school district situated within a geographical area of the
state that is designated by the Mississippi Board of Education as having a critical shortage
of teachers. The moving expenses will only be reimbursed if the contract for employment
necessitates the relocation. It is not required that the actual residence to which the
teacher relocates be within the boundaries of the school district which has executed a
contract for employment. However, the teacher must relocate within the boundaries of the
State of Mississippi.
To be eligible for the reimbursement, the teacher must apply to the school district and the
school district must obtain prior approval from the Department of Education for
reimbursement before the relocation occurs. The school superintendent will request prior
approval by completing and submitting the form Request of Prior Approval from the
Department of Education for Reimbursement of Teacher Moving Expenses. The
Department of Education will timely notify the school superintendent of its action on the
request. Upon approval, the Department of Education will provide funds to the school
district to reimburse the teacher an amount not to exceed $1,000 for documented actual
expenses incurred for relocation. The school superintendent will request reimbursement
by completing and submitting the form Reimbursement for Moving Expenses. Upon
receipt of the funds, the school superintendent will reimburse the teacher accordingly.
Eligible moving expenses consist of:
 Professional moving companies (documented by actual invoice which indicates a
zero balance or paid in full.)
 Persons employed to assist with the move (documented by original receipts or
canceled checks (front & back) or notarized statement signed by both the person
employed to assist with the move and the individual moving.)
 Rented moving vehicles or equipment (documented by actual invoice which
indicates a zero balance or paid in full.)
 Mileage in the amount authorized for state employees under Section 25-3-41,
Mississippi Code of 1972 (Ann.), if the teacher uses his/her personal vehicle or
vehicles for the move, limited to the shortest distance - one trip - one way only
 Hotel expense incurred during the move not to exceed $75.00, limited to one night.
(documented by actual invoice which indicates a zero balance or paid in full.)
 Meal expense incurred during the move not to exceed $30.00 per day, limited to two
days. (documented by actual meal receipts.)
No teacher may be reimbursed for moving expenses on more than one (1) occasion.
(Rev. 3/99)
REIMBURSEMENT FOR MOVING EXPENSES
School District
Teacher:
District No.
Name
Address
City, State, Zip
Social Security Number
Moving Expense
Amount
( √ ) Documentation Attached
Professional Moving Company
(
) Documentation Attached
Employed Persons Assisting with Move
(
) Documentation Attached
Rented Vehicles and Equipment
Meals (not to exceed $30 per day – limited to two
(
) Documentation Attached
days)
(
) Documentation Attached
Hotel (not to exceed $75.00 – limited to one night)
Mileage at $.31 per mile when personal
vehicle is used for the move (limited to one
(
) Documentation Attached
Note: Attached documentation must
include points of travel.
trip - one way - shortest distance - one personal
vehicle.)
Total
(Not to exceed $1,000.00)
Note: Documentation of moving expenses must accompany this form.
Upon receipt of the reimbursement from the Department of Education, the School District will forward said
reimbursement to the teacher identified above.
NOTE: No teacher may be reimbursed for moving expenses on more than one (1) occasion.
, Superintendent
(Print)
Date
Submit request to:
Office of School Financial Services
Mississippi Department of Education
P. O. Box 771
Jackson MS 39205-0771
(Rev. 3/99)
REQUEST OF PRIOR APPROVAL
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR
REIMBURSEMENT OF TEACHER MOVING EXPENSES
School District
District No.
Teacher Name
Social Security Number
Teacher’s Current Address
Teacher’s Anticipated Address
Note:
A copy of the executed teacher’s contract must accompany this request.
No teacher may be reimbursed for moving expenses on more than one (1) occasion.
The school district requests that the Department of Education approve the reimbursement of moving
expenses not to exceed $1,000 for the teacher indicated above.
, Superintendent
(Print)
Date
Submit request to:
Office of School Financial Services
Mississippi Department of Education
P. O. Box 771
Jackson MS 39205-0771